User manual

A60
A guide to your First Micromax Android!

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing your First Micromax Android phone! Your phone is a

manual in itself with step-wise details on how to use it successfully. However, you can
always refer to this guide for a quick understanding of the functions in this phone.

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Table of Contents

1 Safety ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Safety Precautions ................................................................................................ 4
2 Dope on Android ........................................................................................................ 5
2.1 What is an Android? ..................................................................................... 5
2.2 Why an Android? .......................................................................................... 5
2.3 V2.1 Éclair...................................................................................................... 5

2.4 Curious Logo ...................................................................................... 5

2.5 Yummy to Use! .............................................................................................. 5
2.6 Android Market ............................................................................................. 6
3 Understanding your Phone........................................................................................ 6
3.1 Phone and Accessories ................................................................................. 6
3.2 Your Phone .................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Description Icons .......................................................................................... 7
3.4 Inserting & Removing the battery ............................................................... 8
3.5 Charging the battery ..................................................................................... 8
3.6 Power ON/OFF .............................................................................................. 9
3.7 Enter main menu .......................................................................................... 9
3.8 Enter sub menu............................................................................................. 9
3.9 Main interface ............................................................................................... 9
3.10 Use notification panel ................................................................................ 10
3.11 Expand main interface ................................................................................ 10
3.12 Add icons on the main interface ................................................................ 10
3.13 Move icons on the main interface ............................................................. 10
3.14 Delete icons on the main interface ........................................................... 10
3.15 Change wallpapers ...................................................................................... 10
3.16 Install APK through file manager ............................................................... 10
4 Using your Phone...................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Main Menu & Its Functions........................................................................ 11
5 Inputting Text ............................................................................................................ 13
6 Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 14
7 Taking Care of your Device ...................................................................................... 14
8 After Services ............................................................................................................ 14

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1 Safety
1.1 Safety Precau tions
Please read through the following briefings carefully, and act in accordance with
these rules, so as to prevent causing any danger or violating any law.
Safe driving
1) Do not use the phone while driving. When you have to use the phone, please use
the personal hands-free kit.
2) Please put the phone safely in the phone stand. Do not put it onto any passenger
seat or any place from which it may fall down in case of vehicular collision or
emergency braking.
Turn OFF during a flight: Flight is influenced by interference caused by the phone. It
is illegal to use a phone on the airplane. Please turn off your phone during a flight.
Turn OFF the phone when within an area where blasting takes place: Be sure to
strictly observe the related laws and statutes by turning off the phone when you are
within, or in the vicinity of, an area where blasting takes place.
Turn OFF the phone when any dangerous goods are in vicinity: Please turn off your
phone when you are close to a gas station or in the vicinity of any place where fuel
and chemical preparations, or any other dangerous goods are stored.
In hospital: Please obey the related rules or bylaws of the hospital when using your
phone in a hospital. Be sure to turn off your phone when near any medical
equipment. Your use of any wireless transmission equipment, inclusive of the phone,
will interfere with any medical equipment that is not protected fully, and other
electronic equipment items, too. Should you have any question in this regard, please
consult a related physician or medical equipment supplier.
Interference: Each and every phone’s performance may be affected due to radio
interference.
Professional service: The phone must be installed or repaired by no other personnel
than professionals. You are likely to suffer a huge risk when you install or repair this
phone by yourself, which also goes against the warranty rules.
Fittings and battery: You shall use the fittings and battery acknowledged by the
phone manufacturer only. Using unauthorized accessories may tamper the warranty
of the device.
Emergency call: You may enter a telephone number (112, etc.) to ask for emergency
help after making sure that the phone has been turned on and is in the service status.
Press the Send Key to call out.

Disclaimer: Micromax will not bear any responsibility for any incompliance with the above
mentioned guidelines or improper usage of the mobile phone. Micromax keeps the right to
make modifications to any of the content here in this user guide without public
announcement in advance. The content of this manual may vary from the actual content
displayed in the mobile phone. In such a case, the latter shall govern.

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2 Dope on Android
2.1 What is an Android?
Android is an operating system for touchscreen smartphones; a mobile operating
system (OS) that was devised way back in 2003 by Andy Rubin and Rich Miner only to
sell it to Google, which first announced the launch of Android in the year 2007. The
Android operating system consists of Java applications running on a Java based object
oriented application framework.
In simple terms Android is your desktop in a phone!

2.2 Why an And roid?

Apart from the fact that an Android based OS is exceptionally easy to understand &
use, one of its greatest advantages is that it makes available a large number of
applications for you to choose from. As of date, Android phones, through Android
market place, provide approximately 70,000 applications varying from social
networking sites like facebook , twitter etc to apps related to fitness, health,
entertainment, games, travel, utilities, sports and many more. All of it which can be
downloaded with eases on your phone.

2.3 V2.1 Éclair

Your Micromax Android (A60) phone is integrated with the latest Android version- 2.1.
This enables you with benefits like-
• Optimized hardware speed
• Support for more screen sizes and resolutions
• Revamped User Interface (3D UI)
• New Browser UI and HTML5 support
• New contact lists
• Improved Google Maps
• Improved virtual keyboard
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Live Wallpapers
• Cool Widgets

2.4 Cu rious Logo

Android Green is the color of the Android Robot that represents the Android operating
system

2.5 Yummy to Use!

Android’s each version has been named after pastries. Like all software and operating
systems Android gets regular updates which are quite intriguingly named using words
associated with pastries and pastry baking moving forwards in alphabetical order. So

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far there has been Cupcake, Donut & Éclair (the latest).

You are currently using (read eating) an ÉCLAIR!

2.6 Android Market

A highlighted set of apps and games are available in the Android Market. By logging
into your Google account you can view & download multiple applications of various
kinds.

3 Understanding your Phone

3.1 Ph one and Accesso ries
Open the packing box of the phone and check that you have the Tran receiver, Standard
Charger, Standard Battery, Handsfree Kit, User Guide, Service Guide & Warranty Card.

3.2 Yo ur Phone

Headset
Receiver
Receiver

Display Screen

Menu Display Back Key

Home Screen
END/Power Key
Send Key Press the key to turn
Make or receive a call. In on/off the display, and
idle mode, press the key to hold the key to turn on/off
enter the latest call Navigation Key
Enter Key USB Interface

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Camera Speakers

Side keys
Adjust the volume

3.3 Description Icons

Icons Descriptions Icons Descriptions

Shows the phone’s
Shows the phone’s
network signal. network signal. Null.
strength.
Speaker has been You have unread
activated. SMS.
You have unheard
Call Forwarding voice mail.
USB storage Turned
Call on hold
on.
The ringing type is Edge network in
set on Vibration. use.
3G network in use. 2G network in use.
You have missed A clock alarm is
calls. active.
Show the phone’s
In call battery capacity.
Flight Bluetooth® ON

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3.4 Inserting & Removing the b attery
Inserting the battery
1. Open the battery cover on the back of your phone.
2. Align the battery's contact points with those of the phone and gently press the
battery down into place.
3. Replace the battery cover clicking it back into position.

Open the Back Cover

Inserting the Battery

Removing the battery

1. Switch off your phone.
2. Open the battery cover.
3. Lift the battery up and out of your phone.
Removing the Battery

Closing the Back Cover

3.5 Ch arging the battery

The rechargeable Li-ion battery that comes with your phone is ready to be used, but
is not charged. That’s easy to do. We’ll show you how, in 3 simple steps below-.
1. Connect the charger to your phone, and plug it into a socket.
2. The battery indicator in the corner of the screen will scroll to show you it’s
charging.
3. When fully charged, the battery indicator will stop scrolling.
4. Disconnect the charger from your mobile, and unplug.

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3.6 Power ON/OFF

Press the power key to power-ON/OFF the phone.
When you turn your phone on, it’ll automatically check the SIM and show the
following information on screen:

Input phone lock code: If you’ve set a lock code.

Input SIM PIN: If you’ve set a PIN for your SIM.

Note:
The PIN is supplied with your SIM. Please replace it with your own PIN code as soon as possible. Enter
the wrong PIN three times, and your SIM will be locked. Then you’ll need to contact your network
service provider to ask for a PUK code to unlock it.

3.7 Enter main menu

In idle mode, press the key to enter the main menu on the desktop and click the
key to return.

3.8 Enter sub menu

Once at the main menu, click the icon to select the submenu, press Back to return to
the previous menu, and press the Home screen key to return to the home screen.

3.9 Main interface

Notification Status bar

area

Display area

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3.10 Use no tification panel
As a new notification appears in the notification area, slide down in the area to view
the contents of the notification.

3.11 Expand main interface

The main interface may extend and exceed the screen width to provide more space
for newly added shortcuts and tools.
Slide your finger horizontally on the main interface to extend to the left or right area
of the main interface.

3.12 Add icons on the m ain interface

Long press any empty space on the main interface to open “Add to Home screen”.
Select “Shortcuts”, “Widgets”, “Folders”, etc to add.
You can also long press the icon on the main menu until it’s enlarged and the mobile
phone vibrates, and copies the icons in the main menu to the main interface.

3.13 Mo ve icons on the main interface

1. Long press the icon on the main interface until it’s enlarged and the mobile phone
vibrates.
2. Drag the icon to the desired position and then release it.
3.14 Delete icons on the main interface
1. Long press the icon on the main interface until it’s enlarged and the mobile phone
vibrates.
2. Drag the icon into to delete it.

3.15 Change wallpapers

1. Press “Menu” key to open the menu.
2. Press “Wallpaper” “Live wallpapers”/“Media”/ “Wallpapers”, to enter the library
of wallpapers.
Select the wallpaper and press “Set wallpaper” or “Save” to complete.

3.16 Install APK through file manager

APK is a packaging file format for the Android mobile operating system.
1．Please copy the downloaded APK file into the SD card, and then insert the SD
card into the terminal.
2．In idle mode, Click to enter the main menu.
3．Click “Root Explorer” “sdcard” to enter the directory of SD card.
4．Click the APK file you wish to install, and follow the installation wizard.

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4 Using your Phone
4.1 Main Menu & Its Functions
Select to enter the main menu…
Allows you to view a list of features available in your phone-
1. Alarm
Allows you to set the alarm.

2.Black List
Allows you to add undesirable contact numbers to blacklist, hence preventing calls
from such numbers.

3.Browser
Browse the search engine- default set as Google

4.Calculator
Allows you to make tedious calculations quickly.

5.Calendar
View the calendar

6.Video Recorder
Allows you to record videos. Videos can be viewed in the Media folder as well as the
dedicated ‘videos’ folder.

7.Camera
Allows you to click pictures. The 3.2 mega pixel camera ensures great quality of
pictures and stores them under the Media folder.

8.Contacts
Contacts from your SIM can be downloaded into your phone via the PC suite. You can
view the following folders under contacts-
•Phone
•Call log
•Contacts
•Favorites

9.Email
Allows you set up your POP/IMAP email accounts.

10.Market
Log in to your GMAIL account to view all the applications & download from a list of
applications available under this folder.
Note: To use this app please connect to an internet connection.
Menu>Settings>Wireless & networks

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11.Media
Allows you to photos & videos.

12.Messaging
Allows you to view messages sent & received as a thread.

13.Music
View the list of songs available in your phone. View the artists, albums, playlists &
more.

14.Phone
Allows you to make quick outgoing calls

15.Root Explorer
You could install the files in APK format.

16.RSS Reader
Add the most frequently browsed websites into “My subscription” for future
browsing and automatic feeds.

17.Settings
Modify settings under the following-
•Wireless & networks
•Call settings
•Sound & display
•Location & security
•Applications
•Accounts & sync
•Privacy
•SD card, USB Mass Storage & phone storage
•Search
•Language & keyboard
•Accessibility
•Date & time
•About phone

18.SIM Toolkit
This is a kind of wireless value-added service provided by the operator. It provides
many types of personalized message services.

19.Sound Recorder
Allows you to record sounds

20.Videos
View from a list of recorded videos.

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5 Inputting Text
Your full touch mobile phone supports XT9 text input method and Android keyboard
input method. XT9 text input method supports the handwriting input and keyboard
input.
Switch between XT9 text Long press the text input field and select “Input method” to
input method and Androidselect XT9 Input method or Android Keyboard.

Keyboard input method.

Switch under XT9 text Under XT9 text input method, click the key and key to
input method switch among the handwriting input and keyboard word input
method.
Insert a space Under XT9 text input method, click the key to insert a
space.
Under Android keyboard input method, click the to
insert a space.
Delete Under XT9 text input method, click the key to delete the
character before the cursor.
Under Android keyboard input method, click the key to
delete the character before the cursor.
Input upper case/lower Under XT9 text input method, click the key to switch
case between the upper case and lower case.
Under Android keyboard input method, click the key to
switch between the upper case and lower case.
Input numbers and Under XT9 text input method, click the key to switch
symbols between number keypad and symbol keypad.
Under Android keyboard input method, click the key to
switch between number keypad and symbol keypad.

Swipe While composing a message if you run your finger over the
keypad in a sequential order words will form automatically.

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6 Maintenance
Use a dry soft cloth to wipe general dirt.
Do not use a hard cloth, benzene or thinner to wipe the phone, otherwise, the surface of the
phone will be scratched or could even result in the fading of colour.

7 Taking Care of your Device

•Your device is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be
handled with care: The following suggestions will help you protect your phone:
•Always keep the small parts of the phone away from children.
•Keep the device dry. Precipitation, humidity, and all types of liquids or moisture
can contain minerals that will rust electronic circuits. If your device does get wet,
remove the battery, and allow the device to dry completely before replacing it.
•Do not use or store the device in dusty, dirty areas. Its moving parts and
electronic components can be damaged.
•Do not store the device in high or cold temperature. High temperatures can
shorten the life of electronic devices and damage batteries.
•Do not attempt to open the device other than as instructed in this guide.
•Do not drop, knock, or shake the device. Rough handling can break internal
circuit boards and fine mechanics.
•Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the
device. Only use a soft, clean, dry cloth to clean the surface of the device.
•Do not paint the device. Paint can clog the moving parts and prevent proper
operation.
•Use chargers indoors

8 After Services
For details, see the After Service Guide supplied with the phone.

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